Neuro Research Services
(Formerly Integrative Neuroscience Facility)
Proof-of-Concept and Pre-clinical assessment of potential new therapies
Pre-clinical services
- custom-design of studies to screen potential therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders
- Clinical and pre-clinical consultants provide expertise
- Services for studies involving administration of test compounds, surgery, animal monitoring, and physiological measurements, including PK
Rodent models of human disease
Animal efficacy models available in-house for studies and research collaborations in the areas of:
Animal efficacy models available in-house for studies and research collaborations in the areas of:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Huntington’s Disease
- Alzheimers Disease
- Pain
- Others on request
Behavioural testing
Large range of rodent behavioural testing paradigms including:
Large range of rodent behavioural testing paradigms including:
- Morris Water Maze, Gait analysis, Rotarod and Locomotor activity
Rodent Neuropathology
- Brain morphology including quantitative stereological analyses to estimate numbers of cell populations in brain structures
- Basic and specialised brain staining capabilities
- Immunohistochemistry
Platform technologies
Behavioural facilities, advanced microscopy and histology facilities available to researchers in academic institutions on a fee-for-use basis.
Behavioural facilities, advanced microscopy and histology facilities available to researchers in academic institutions on a fee-for-use basis.